Tire tool



May 30, 1933. T. c. THOMSEN TIRE TOOL Filed June 20, 1952 Patented May 30, 1933;

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TIioMAs o. 'T'HOMSEN, or Inwim IOWA TIRE Application filed June 20,

The object of thisinvention is to provide an improved construction for ;a tool, jdesi'gned to facilitate the handling oftireS,

particularly in the operation, of applying them toand removing them from rims.

further. object of the invention is to provide ,improvedtire toolihaving a pair of relatively movable curved arms adapted to engage the opposite sides of atire so that the tire may be compressed andythe beads brought, into. close proximity, thereby facilitating the operation of removing and applying the tire; V

Still another object of the invention is to provide anvimproved tire tool which may be employed not only for applying pressure to compress the sides of a tire but may-also be used for expanding a tire and holding the side walls apart while the interior of the tire is being cleaned and repaired." j

Another object of the invention is to provide a tool of the class described which is simple, durable, economical and easy tooperate.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims,

and illustrated in the accompanying draw ing, in which 1- V Figure l is a perspective View of a tire tool embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing the tool applied to a tire mounted on a rim and in position for compressing the tire to facilitate the operation of removing it from the rim.

Figure 3 is a similar view showing the tool in operation,compressing the tire and holding the sidewalls and beads together preliminary to removal from the rim.

Figure 4 is a sectional elevation showing a portion of the tool in position for use in connection with a detached tire for holding the side walls of the tire spread apart.

The tool forming the subject matter of my invention is designed particularly for use in connection with tires which are used 7 site moon 7 1932. Serial 618,0 3. j

on what are known as, drop center? rims. These tires andrims are of well-known Cong struction and arehere shown more or .less conventionally; The tire'includes a tread POItiOnlO and spaced side walls 12 terminatingjin beadsli, The rimincludes a central} channelsh aped: portion 16 bounded on opposite. sides by outwardly extending shoulders 18; which terminate in radially disposed flanges 20 between which thelbead's 14 of the tire-are confinedfwiththeir radiallyjinner edges resting on theshoulders 18. lt is quite a difficult task to apply or remove a tire relative to a rim of this type but my present tool facilitates this operation by providing a convenient; means-for compressing the side walls 12 and .beads and holding themin'compressed relation, at one side of the'tire, while it is being rem'oved 7.6.

' from'or applied 'to'therim.

"@Th tool'comprises' a pair of bars 22 and 2%}, one of, which is superposed on the other and arranged for sliding movement relatiye" thereto. The bars 22 and 24: are held slidingjrelation to each other means of loops '26 fixed; to and embracing one of thebar's and embracing the other to permit sliding movement of such other bar therein. The bars 22'and 24 are formedat" their outerends with rightangled extensiohsii-QS and 30 respectively and at the ends of these extensions are mounted curved tire arms 32 and 34 respectively. The curved V arms 3 2 and 34; are arranged transversely relatiye to the bars 22 and '24," in parallel relationtofieach other, andfare '1 curved on arcs to conform a general' way to the'circumferential.icurvature of tire. TheeX- tensions 28 and 30 are; formed on or fixed to central: portionsof the curved arms 32 and 34L and' on the outside edge thereof with respect to the arcs on which the arms are fOImGdQ 7 At their opposite ends thebars 22 'and 2 e e ferme w h fa l-1 d. 9 illp ed 1 %836 d-i 7 spe t vely; th ha b i relatively short and projecting in the oppoiirection from the bars with respect to the pfrojections 28 and 30;

The 111g as of theslid'ingbar 24' isincrank 42 in one direction the bar 24'will becaused to slide in one direction on tl1e ;bar;22, because of the threaded engagement of the shaft with the lug 38 on said bar, and that an opposite rotation of the shaft will cause said bar to slide in the other direction. In this manner the. curved arms and 34 may be caused to 'move toward or away from are placed.

each other and they will at all times be held firmly in the relative positions in which they WVhen it is desired to remove a tire from a rim the tool is first manipulated so, as to space the arms 32 and 34 apart a'sufiicient distance that they may engage the outer faces of the side walls 12'of the tire asindi-j cated in Figure 2.

Then the, crank 42 is; turned for rotating the shaft 40in such direction that the'lug 38' will be moved toward the lug 36,-"thereby sliding the bar 24 inwardly on the bar 22 and causing thearm 34 to be moved toward the arm 32. As this movement is continued the tire will be compressed by moving its side walls toward each other, itbeing understood that the tire is inodefl ated condition,

This compression of the tire also moves the beads 14 toward each other andout .of en.-, gagement with the "flangesf2Q of the rim." When the tire isfso compressed and held incompressed condition,ri t*is much'easier desirable to spread the side walls of a tire apart to facilitate the operation of cleaning and repairing the interior. In such event the arms 32 and 34 may be placed into substantial engagement with the inner surfaces of the side walls 12 and then moved apart by turning the crank 42. In this way the sidewalls'are spread apart and the tire is held in open position for a considerable part ofits circumferential extent, thus giving access to the interior of the tire.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my device without departing from the real spirit and-purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claim, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reason-1 bars being formed at one end with right angled extensions lying in the same plane longitudinally of said bars, parallel arms "on? said extensions adapted to engage opposite side walls of a tire, saidarms being ar-. ranged transversely relative to the plane of theextensions and bars and being curved longitudinally, a bearing at the opposite end of one of said bars, a crank shaftrrotatably engaging said bearing, said shaft having a screw-threaded portion, and a' threaded lug on the other bar engaged by the threaded portion of the shaft, wherebythe bars may beshd and thearms moved toward or away from 'eachother by rotatingsaid shaft.

I THOMAS C. THOMSEN.

to remove the tire from the riml by causing w i the radially inner edges of the beads 14 to slide over the radially outer edge of one of the flanges 20. It will be noted that the arms 32 and 34 are of considerable extent andengage considerable portions of the side walls of. the. tire so' that' it is compressed throughout a material part of its circurnference. w I 5 A'reversal of this operation is employed for applyinga tire to the rim. The side walls, of the tire arefirst engaged'by the arms 32 and '34 and compressed in the same manner as above described. Then the portion of the tire diametrically opposite to the tool is caused to engage the rim and thereafter the compressed portion is forced over one flange of the rim and then the tool is removed.

The operation of applying orremoving the tire readily be carried out while the rim and tire are lying practically flat ona floor or bencl1.' f

Another use to which this tool may be put is illustrated-in Figure 4. "O'ftentimes it is 

